Supporting the University of Texas at San Antonio's ascent to premier research university status, UTSA Libraries Special Collections sustains the university's teaching, research and outreach mission by acquiring, preserving and digitizing primary resources for use by students and scholars at UTSA and from around the world.

Starting in 2008, UTSA Libraries Special Collectons began harvesting in partnership with Archive-It. Our collecting focus includes university and university-affiliated sites, and sites relevant to Texas and the Southwest (Border Studies, Gender Studies, South Texas and San Antonio History), including food culture and renewable energy.

For more information, see our collection development policy at:
http://lib.utsa.edu/collections/web-collection-development-guidelines/

Sites and collections from this organization are listed below. Narrow your results at left, or enter a search query below to
find a collection, site, specific URL or to search the text of archived webpages.

A collection of websites and blogs chosen by subject specialists from Special Collections of the University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries. Areas of focus include renewable or alternative energy, primarily wind and solar, in Texas.

A collection of web sites maintained by San Antonio restaurants, with a focus on Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. Most sites include menus; by comparing crawls over time, it is possible to document the ongoing evolution of San Antonio's culinary scene over time.

Websites, videos, blogs and other resources covering Tejano and Conjunto music. These popular music genres originated from south Texas, with similarities to the Mexican norteño, but is also influenced by several American musical genres and in particular features elements of polka. The basic duo of accordion and bajo sexto (12-string bass guitar) has grown to include other instruments (drum kit, bass guitar, etc.) but these two instruments still characterize the sound of the ensemble.